"Approved attributes and their relation to face make every man his own jailer; this is a fundamental social constraint even though each man may like his cell."

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Source : Erving Goffman (1969). “Where the action is: three essays”, Lane, Allen

Erving Goffman

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“our republican ideas cannot be consistently carried out while women are excluded from any share in the government. ... Any class of human beings to whom a position of perpetual subordination is assigned, however much they may be petted and flattered, must inevitably be dwarfed, morally and intellectually.”
“I'm secure enough in myself to wear panties with bows on them. Besides, they are comfy and soft." "I bet." He almost purred. I gulped.”
“Iranians also see external reasons for caution. Analyst Foad Izadi at Tehran University says Iranians only need to look at the chaos plaguing the region to see how easily popular demands for change can get out of hand.”
“People that say I'm really sensitive rarely are.”
“I'm not Superman. I can't handle all of these women.”
“Forget the floor plans. Arrange the furniture where it is the most comfortable and will look best.”
“The true nature of man left to himself without restraint is not nobility but savagery.”

Source : Steven James (2013). “The King: The Bowers Files”, p.26, Penguin
“I, Woman, am that wonder-breathing rose That blossoms in the garden of the King.”

Source : Elsa Barker, “The Mystic Rose”

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